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Software
MWC: Telstra to launch email service for Windows phones in May
By
Brett Winterford
| February 18, 2009
Telstra will launch an all-you-can-eat mobile e-mail service based on the Microsoft Exchange platform in May, timed with the release of a new Telstra-branded skin for Windows phones.
Linux & Open Source
Red Hat and Microsoft ink virtualisation support deal
By
Daniel Robinson
| February 18, 2009
Red Hat and Microsoft have agreed to build better interoperability between their respective virtualisation platforms, and to provide co-ordinated technical support for customers.
Internet
Pirate Bay trial descends into farce
By
Rosalie Marshall
| February 18, 2009
BitTorrent tracker site The Pirate Bay will no longer face a charge of copying copyrighted works.
Telecommunications
Vendors insist WiMax has a bright future
By
Ian Williams
| February 18, 2009
After years of false dawns, the WiMax lobby believes now is the time for the broadband wireless technology to take the spotlight as the next generation of mobile connectivity.
Software
Brazil carries out world's largest desktop virtualisation project
By
Angelica Mari
| February 18, 2009
More than 350,000 virtualised desktops will be introduced to Brazilian schools in what is claimed to be the world's largest-ever implementation of the technology.
Internet
Facebook users up in arms over new T&Cs
By
Rosalie Marshall
| February 18, 2009
A change to Facebook's terms of service, which extends control over user content to profiles that have been shut down, has prompted nearly 20,000 users to join protest groups.
Mobility
Yahoo offers iPhone like Web for masses
By
Georgina Prodhan,
| February 18, 2009
Yahoo announced a new mobile service on Tuesday that will deliver an iPhone-like experience for people who cannot or will not splash out for the iconic but pricey Apple device.
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